The Unattended Moment
Men’s curiosity searches past and future
And clings to that dimension …
For most of us, there is only the unattended
Moment, the moment in and out of time,
The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight …
The Dry Salvages — T.S. Eliot
Unusual title for this rather dramatic black and white landscape? As I mentioned in my previous post, I slept for a while on the edge of this lake waiting for the light to come through. Although I wrote that the light never came, I did catch a faint brush of light for a few seconds before darkness returned. After the light disappeared, I left my camera alone for the rest of the morning. I watched the clouds moved across the mountain range and contemplated about my relationship with time and my surroundings. Time is the binding force that keeps me from finding myself as I often get lost in my surroundings… past, future, the moment in and out of time, lost in a shaft of sunlight …
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| EXIF & Info
- Camera:
- Canon EOS 5D
- Lens:
- Canon EF 17-40mm F4L USM
- Filter:
- Lee 0.6 hard-edge GND
- Tripod:
- Gitzo GT3530S 6x + RRS BH-55 LR ballhead
- EXIF:
- [F16] [1/6s] [17mm] [ISO 50]
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- Date Taken:
- June 13, 2009
- Published:
- June 19, 2009 at 2:06 am
- Category:
- Black-White, Landscape, Photo, Travel
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